Replying to transitions in premier

ok so i just got premier and im learning to put some stuff together.

but no matter what i do i cant seem to get the transitions to work, and im working in the a/b time line thing.

all i want to do is fade from a black screen into a still picture, and then fade back into a black screen.

can anybody help me out?
thanks


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